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Old 4th Jul 2009, 08:27
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"The ancilliary industries its supports is most likely 10 times that."

This is true. But these industries would be supported by the airline that steps in to fill the shoes vacated by QF. Possibly a foreign carrier or a few foreign carriers. The curtailing of associated business when Ansett ceased operations was brief and finite. The service industry formally aligned with Ansett soon sprang back into life supporting Virgin Blue.

"The sooner all airlines wake up that you can't sell tickets for less than they cost the better off we'll all be."

It has been said before, but I will repeat it never the less. Airlines have little ability to control both the number of seats available and the price for which those seats are sold. If you advocate the raising of airfares, you must also be prepared to see a contraction in capacity, as there is very little elasticity in the business. Especially now.

"Just cause oil goes up, or anything else, does not mean people working for an airline can afford to work for less or free to off set it"

The market has little interest in your spending habits and whether or not you can afford to work for less.

"Til then my wage will be proportional to the market demand"

Not if you work for an incumbent carrier.
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